361 / September 2015

BOUSHIRE: "Opened under Marshall Law", printed white label used on letter from "TAURIS 23.VIII.15" via Teheran to Boushire

BROZJAN: Black negative censor mark applied over white label on cover from Shiraz 1915 to Boushire

DEHKORD: "Censored by the military" 2 strikes in violet applied over white labels on front and reverse of cover from Ispahan 1924 to Dehkord; cover opened on 2 sides, slightly reduced at top; a very rare item

HAMADAN: "Censored by the Military", rectangular violet marking applied over printed censor label on front and reverse of commercial cover to Teheran; original contents enclosed

KAZVIN: "Kazvin Momayezi Shod" in black on postcard to Geneva, Switzerland

KHAUZESTAN: "Commiteyeh Ghian e Saadat" in black and Shiraz military censor marking, exceptionally applied in dark-blue, 2 strikes each applied over white label on front and reverse of envelope in October 1924 from Bandar-Nasseri (Ahvaz) to Ispahan, showing transit mark of Dehkord and Mohamerah; a very rare double-censored cover, with the blue marking of Shiraz possibly unique

MECHED: "Censored on behalf of Military Governing Forces", clear boxed marking in black, 2 clear strikes applied over white labels on front and reverse of cover from Meched 1921 to Teheran with arrival mark, little unfresh, very scarce

MECHED: "Meched Momayezi Shod", small oval marking in violet on reverse of cover to Birjand; envelope with vertical fold not effecting the stamps and slight marginal faults; this marking in violet is very scarce

RECHT: "Sansor Shod", black oval seal applied over white label on front and reverse of cover from Teheran 1926 to Recht

SENNEH: "Censor of Kurdistan", small negative seal applied over white label on envelope from "SENNEH 18.X.19" to Hamedan

SHIRAZ: Rectangular "Shiraz censor" and unframed (oval) "Shiraz", both in black, applied over white labels on cover from Behbehan 1924 to Shiraz with arrival mark; on front of cover another part strike of the boxed marking (here white label removed by opening); Eftekhar records only one cover showing both censor marks but in violet colour; most likely a unique item with both censor marks in black

TEHERAN: "Momayezi Shod" in blue resp. violet on 2 covers from Teheran to Ispahan and Sultanabad

WEST CASPIAN-SEA CENSOR: "CENSURÉ / Observed by the censor", 4 strikes applied over white labels on front and reverse of cover from Recht October 1921 to Teheran with arrival mark

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1898, privately produced picture postcards by A. Fischer, Teheran: Postcard 5 ch. red with one picture in blue "Partie aus dem westl. Viertel Teherans", used to Germany with arrival mark, also card with 4 pictures on postcard 5 ch. with arabesque text addressed to Belgium but uncancelled, scarce (Sadri PC16P, PC16Axp)

Postcard 5 ch. with 4 pictures in grey, used from "TEHERAN 16/11" to Belgium without arrival mark (Sadri PC16Axp)

1902/03, "Provisoir 1319" postcard 5 ch. red with additional franking 1906, 1 ch. from Sultanabad to the Netherlands and redirected to Switzerland with transit and arrival marks; some minor creasing (Sadri PC21)

Double card 5 ch. + 5 ch., used in 1903 from Kermanchah to Berlin with Baku transit mark on front and Teheran transit on reverse, reply part unused (Sadri PC18B)

1903/04, Lion 1 ch. violet, tied by straight line "REGISTERED" to postal stationery card 5 ch. red with additional franking 1904, surcharge 3 ch. on 5 ch. and 9 ch. on 1 kr. from Sultanabad to Isfahan with transit mark of Koum

1913, postcard 2 on 6 ch. on 5 ch., unused, very fine, scarce (Sadri PC28)

Postcard 2 on 6 ch. on 5 ch. used from Bushire 1916 to Shiraz with transit marks of Mohamerah and on front violet "PASSED CENSOR BUSHIRE", very fine and scarce (Sadri PC28)

Picture postcard 2 on 6 ch. on 5 ch. with 2 pictures in grey, with additional franking 3 ch. used from Teheran 1916 to Genève with Paris transit mark, some overall toning, still fine (Sadri PC28x)

1914/20, Ahmad Shah postcard 5 ch. red on light reddish orange, unused, fine and rare (Sadri PC32-"not known")

Postcard 5 ch. red on light reddish-orange, used commercially 1921 from Teheran to Switzerland (Sadri PC32)

1921/23, postcard 5 ch. on 2 ch. lion, unused, fine and scarce (Sadri PC35)

Postcard 2 Chs. on 5 ch. on 2 ch., used from "DOWLAT-ABBAD 5.VII.23" to Teheran with arrival mark (Sadri PC36)

1924, Ahmad Shah postcard 12 ch., unused, very fine and rare (Sadri PC43)

1925, Pahlavi provisional postcard 9 Ch. on 12 ch., unused, fine and scarce (Sadri PC46)

Postcard 2 ch. with handstamp "SPECIMEN", tiny nick at left, otherwise fine and fresh (Sadri PC50 Specimen)

1931, lithographed issue 2 ch. red & black on blue, used from Saveh to Kum with arrival marks on front, small staining, fine and scarce (Sadri PC50)

1935, postcard 10 d. on 9 ch. with overprint "L'IRAN"

1936, Reza Shah postcard 90 d. red on grey-green, unused, fine and scarce (Sadri PC58)

Postcard 90 d. used from Teheran 1938 to Vienna, light hinge marks on front, otherwise fine, scarce (Sadri PC58)

1938, airmail postcard 50 d., unused, fine and scarce (Sadri PC59)

Airmail postcard 50 d. with additional franking 10 d. used from Teheran to Kermanchah with arrival marks on front; a philatelic item but a very rare card in used condition (Sadri PC59)

1938/41, postcard 90 d. with additional franking used from Teheran 1942 to Switzerland with Persian and German censor marks and arrival mark, minor staining (Sadri PC61)

1938/39, postcard 1 r. red with additional franking used from Teheran to Nathania, Palestine with Anglo-Russian censor marks; light creasing, very scarce (Sadri PC62)